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Balance Technology, Inc.401(k)

BALANCE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 401(K) PLAN · WHITMORE LAKE, MI · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.36%

Peer grade: C+ · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Balance Technology, Inc. reported $58,490 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.36% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,644 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.444%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is the 1,151st-largest of 2,619 plans among Michigan employers on file, and the 6,540th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2023, employees put in $4.67 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 150 to 80 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$17,120,638
Participants with balances112
Active participants80
Employer contributions$131,531
Employee contributions$613,924
Employer contribution per active participant$1,644
Average account balance$152,863
Benefits paid to participants$1,949,185
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$15.7M · 88 accts · $114K emplr
2023$17.1M · 112 accts · $132K emplr
2022$15.3M · 111 accts · $171K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$21,114
Investment management$37,376
Total administrative$58,490
The Balance Technology, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,644
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$1,582 per active participant
2023$1,644 per active participant
2022$1,137 per active participant

Balance Technology, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran below the $2,440 median for plans its size. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20232
CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS · Investment advisory (plan) · Contract administrator$77,376
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$28,799

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history3
2024$72,824 · 0.44%
2023$58,490 · 0.36%
2022$75,146 · 0.44%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 382822225 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.